PORTLAND, Ore. (INTELLIHUB) — Last Saturday protestors gathered in front of City Hall to show support for those jailed over the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge which ended with the death of rancher LaVoy Finicum and the subsequent arrest of the primary occupiers.

Terrorism is a fact of life, though the chances of being caught up in an attack are extremely low.

Regardless, if you ever DO find yourself in such a situation, here are some strategies to maximize your chances of survival, avoid disaster, make snap decisions to fight back or flee and hopefully help other would-be victims get out of the way.

“Now the threat is becoming more tangible, but it’s not new, it’s something we’ve been accustomed to for years,” he added.
Note: Why? http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/expelled.htm Most people do not wish harm to Jews, Muslims, Christians or other religions.

While President Obama has repeatedly criticized members of Congress for failing to pass common-sense gun regulations, one detail of his presidency has gone relatively unnoticed: He has brokered and authorized the sale of more arms to foreign governments than any other US president since World War II.

In an exclusive interview with Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore on Friday, she told Oathkeepers News Media Director Jason Van Tatenhove that Nevada prosecutors mentioned the fact that there was another round of "mass" arrests of American patriots who showed up in Bunkerville, Nevada at the Bundy Ranch siege in 2014 with a gun.

In an exclusive interview with Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore on Friday, she told Oathkeepers News Media Director Jason Van Tatenhove that Nevada prosecutors mentioned the fact that there was another round of “mass” arrests of American patriots who showed up in Bunkerville, Nevada at the Bundy Ranch siege in 2014 with a gun.

Patriots, be vigilant and ready!

Finally, for anyone who was at Bundy Ranch and is targeted by these lawless thugs, several top lawyers are providing pro-bono representation for you. All you need to do is download this form and fill it out.

In the dawn of 2012, many Americans, still left in the dark and unawakened to the fact that their omnipotent government and floundering leaders in Washington would have anything less than the peoples best interest at heart, will now face one of their biggest fears

Since the moment President Obama nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, commentators and citizens on both sides of the aisle have attempted to figure out where Garland stands on key issues that are sure to come up in the very near future.

There is a startling omission in a newly released official “Incident Report” on the shooting death of LaVoy Finicum that has reopened controversy over a key figure in the Oregon standoff with federal authorities. Recent Facebook postings by supporters of the occupation point to the conspicuous exclusion of this individual’s name in the 360-page report released last week as further evidence that he is “the informant and rat” who betrayed Finicum, Ammon Bundy, and the other occupiers.

The anti-gun press couldn’t contain their excitement. A new study published in the UK’s prestigious The Lancet medical journal purported to show that certain gun control measures could lead to incredible reductions in the firearm mortality rate. CNN blared, “Study: 3 federal laws could reduce gun deaths by more than 90%,” the L.A. Times touted, “Aiming to drive down gun deaths? Put these three laws on the books, researchers say,” and the Christian Science Monitor proclaimed, “Federal gun control laws could reduce deaths up to 90 percent, study says.” What these outlets weren’t anticipating is that the study has proven so flawed that the most influential members of the anti-gun research community have been forced to denounce it; lest the public realize the larger problems attendant to the entire field of study.

RICHMOND, Va. — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by The Rutherford Institute on behalf of a man who was arrested as he was engaged in a First Amendment protest against President Obama while lawfully carrying a rifle. The settlement in Brandon Howard v. John Hunter resolved the lawsuit to the mutual satisfaction of the parties, which included claims that the police violated Howard’s First Amendment right to free speech, Second Amendment right to bear arms, and Fourth Amendment right to be free from a groundless arrest when they confronted him with guns drawn and ordered him to the ground on the unfounded belief that Howard was violating the law by being in public with a rifle slung over his shoulder. Soon after the incident, the City of Hopewell Police Department admitted in writing that the incident involved a violation of department policy.

Rep. Jeff Coody said his House Bill 3098 acknowledges rights granted by God and the U.S. Constitution. Rep. John Bennett, R-Sapulpa, backed Coody by reading a selection of Bible verses he said empowers believers to defend themselves.

Coody argued that the Second Amendment, which he called the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights, could not be infringed upon, nor could a person’s right to self-defense.

Mark Twain observed that “clothes make the man” – and the last man you want to appear as during an emergency is an obvious prepper or overzealous gun-toter.

Camouflauge fatigues, "fishing" vests and militia-gear will all work against your efforts, and put an exclamation mark over you while interacting with whatever remains of society, and potentially put a spotlight on your prepping efforts, your stores or retreats, and deflate your hard work to survive.

Now even New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has had to admit that gun control doesn't exactly work, especially not in the ways the anti-Second Amendment camp has promised.

Sure, there are fewer guns on the streets of New York, but does that automatically equal safer people? As the NYPD has cracked down on guns, slashings and stabbings have now increased dramatically in NYC, up a whopping 20 percent so far this year.

Hillary Clinton slammed the Supreme Court as “wrong on the Second Amendment” and called for reinstating the assault weapons ban during a small private fundraiser in New York last week, according to audio of her remarks obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells GOP voters lots of things as he campaigns on the stump, among them that he can “make great deals with Democrats,” and that he is a “defender of the 2nd Amendment.”

But a letter — from former President Bill Clinton — unearthed just days before the critical Ohio primary reminds voters Kasich made a deal to restrict the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans on one of the most critical votes on guns ever — the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.

Adams County, Idaho Sheriff Ryan Zollman has an unexpected challenger in his upcoming reelection bid for sheriff. Zollman employs the two deputies who shot and killed 62-year-old rancher Jack Yantis on November 1, 2015. Folks in the small town of Council Idaho, where Jack Yantis lived, were hoping to find a candidate to replace Zollman for Sheriff in their county, and now they've found him. The candidacy of Tom Watts was announced on the 'Justice for Jack' Facebook page on Saturday.

"New time we see him, we might have to kill him!" 78-year-old John McGraw said. The cowboy-hat wearing Trump supporter continued "we don't know who he is, he might be with a terrorist organization." McGraw was charged with assault and disorderly conduct after assaulting 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, a black Trump protester who was punched by McGraw as he was being escorted out by security.

Zappala told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that police believe there were one or two intended targets, and that a relative of the victims might have been one.

“I heard about 30 gunshots, it was just a constant,” Jackie Johnson-Pendleton, a neighbor, told KDKA. “When I came out, people were screaming and running and bodies were lying on the front porch. People’s lives taken like that at the drop of a hat, it’s just insane and it needs to stop.”

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What a shame those people at the party were not armed and able to shoot back.

One or more FBI agents from a special “elite national unit” are suspected of lying about shots that were in fact fired at Oregon Occupier, rancher and family man LaVoy Finicum while he and others were en route to meet with the Sheriff of a neighboring county on Jan. 26, and are currently being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Bundy, 69, is among 19 people, including four of his sons, who were indicted last week in connection with the Bunkerville showdown in 2014.

The confrontation began when the Bundys and 270 supporters, funded in part by the Koch Brothers and their campaign to privatize public land, took aim at federal agents who were trying to collect 20 years of unpaid grazing fees for allowing his cattle to feast on publicly-owned land.

The Bundy gang outnumbered National Park Service rangers four to one and some trained a sniper squad to threaten federal employees.

This case is about to blow wide open.They let the local office issue a report saying the murder under color of law was kosher. The next day, the Justice Department announces it is investigating the FBI agents involved because they fired at LaVoy Finicum and didn't report it or turn in their guns. This is very BIG!

An elaborate computer analysis, a review of the FBI aerial video of the shooting scene and a video from a passenger in Finicum's pickup produced a result that startled the team poring over evidence into Finicum's fatal shooting that day.

The fourth round, police concluded, was fired by an FBI agent who subsequently twice denied to investigators ever firing his gun. As the investigation proceeded, detectives determined he also fired a second time, but didn't hit anything at the scene.

KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV/AP) -
A man suspected of fatally shooting four people at his neighbor's home in KCK before killing another man about 170 miles away in a rural Missouri house was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after an extensive manhunt, troopers said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says a man who was the focus of a Missouri manhunt after five fatal shootings is a Mexican national who was in the country illegally.

The agency said in a statement Tuesday night that Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino had been previously deported from the U.S. in April 2004. ICE says he illegally re-entered the country on an unknown date.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. -- A massive manhunt continues Tuesday night for Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, a man authorities believe is linked to four overnight murders in Kansas City, Kan., and one more that occurred in eastern Missouri on Tuesday.

“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) previously deported Pablo Serrano-Vitorino, an illegal alien from Mexico, in April 2004, based on final orders of removal from a federal immigration judge. Mr. Serrano-Vitorino illegally re-entered the United States on an unknown date. ICE will continue to monitor this case and will place a detainer on Mr. Serrano-Vitorino if he is taken into local custody. ICE remains focused on smart, effective immigration enforcement that prioritizes threats to national security, public safety and border security."

Soon, restrictions on cash will become so severe that even spending $100 will arouse suspicion, despite the constant inflation on the value of such a denomination. One day, physical currency may become obsolete.

Just a week or so ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton rather spectacularly confused the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, the two most sacred documents from our Founding. This was in relation to where her various future ‘gun safety’ p

“Why was he fired? I mean, why was he really fired? What did he do? What did he do to bring this down on himself? He must have done something wrong…Wait. Are you saying he was fired because he exercised his natural right to free speech? He spoke freely? That’s it? That’s all? No, I can’t believe that. He must have said something that I would disagree with—in which case, he should have been fired. I feel better. He said something I disagree with. He should be fired. What right does he have to say something that makes me feel uncomfortable? That crosses the line. I have a right not to feel uncomfortable. Isn’t that the most basic of all rights? Isn’t that written in the Constitution?”

Webmaster addition: I have a real problem with the "no training" part. I would hope that anyone picking up a firearm would have the sense of responsibility to learn how to handle a weapon safely and effectively.

If you are a gun owner, or even somewhat knowledgeable about guns, sometimes watching television shows or movies can be frustrating. The depiction of anything firearms-related often seems to have no basis in reality.

Murder charges have never been filed in the very suspicious death of 28-year-old Sandra Bland, a black woman who was pulled over by a violent Texas Trooper in 2015 for allegedly not using her blinker. But Trooper Brian Encinia has been fired after being criminally indicted for committing perjury in the case. Also, LibertyFight has found a very poignant 11 minute video of (the now deceased) Sandra Bland giving a talk about police brutality and race relations from her 'Sandy Speaks' Youtube account. I happen to know a lot about the Texas Department of Public Safety, because I filed a federal lawsuit against them and two of their troopers in 2012. In my case, I had recorded both troopers & filed official complaints against them. The TX DPS admitted wrongdoing in writing, took 'corrective action' against them and forced them to undergo 'additional training,' as well as admitting wrongdoing in federal court.

On Feb. 27, Ted Cruz said Rubio voted to “ban guns from city parks” while a commissioner in West Miami City.

On Feb. 28, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek Tweeted that the Rubio campaign described Cruz’s allegation as a lie, saying, “Senator Cruz is getting increasingly desperate and giving up on trying to tell voters the truth. Marco is proud of his strong support for and record of standing up for the Second Amendment and no amount of Cruz lies can change that.”

Breitbart News previously reported that minutes from the March 3, 1999 “Regular Commission Meeting” indicated Rubio was one of four commissioners present when the gun ban was discussed, and the discussion was followed by a unanimous vote in favor of the gun ban.

The CCTV video of the March 3, 1999 commission meeting tells the same story:

Chicago’s homicide numbers this year are the worst they has been since the 1990’s.

Data recorded by the Chicago Police Department and The Chicago Tribune show that there have been at least 102 homicides this year, 95 of them murders. The incredible murder rate is the highest for this time of year in Chicago since 1997.

This time in 2015, there had only been 52 homicides, almost half the current total.

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Let's see. In the last two weeks we have had two cars broken into in our home parking area, and Claire's church has been broken into at least three times, including once when the money for the food program was taken, and the last two a repeating pattern of using a room in the church for what appear to be drug parties.

So far, the cops have done absolutely nothing about it.

So tell me again why We The People should not be allowed to defend ourselves against crime.

2 killed, 7 injured when SUV crashes into Sweet Tomatoes in Newton
Four people taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital after the crash

Just after 6 p.m., an SUV traveling at a high rate of speed was headed north on Chestnut Street when, for unknown reasons, it crossed Washington Street and crashed into Sweet Tomatoes Pizza.
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"It sounded like a bomb went off," a witness, who didn't want to be identified, said. "The building shook, and alarms started going off."
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The force of the crash pushed the pizza counter back into the ovens, witnesses said.

I wonder what has happened to my America where you could easily tell the good guys from the bad guys. Are you mercenaries now? Carrying out executions on demand? Have you realized yet that you did the bidding of a government that is seeking to violate the property rights and steal the land of your fellow citizens? Do you realize that you are a citizen and that these ranchers were standing up for YOUR rights, too? Or have you not realized this.

Here’s the difficult question. After decades of government abuse to rancher’s property rights, how many ranchers have YOU defended, or aided, or stood for- because you did take an oath to defend the Constitutional rights of those in your care. I am going to guess that you have never stood for any of these men against the abuse of the government. You have become pawns. You are protecting the governments special interests, not the people’s.

Resign, so I can sleep at night with some of my faith in America restored.

Lexington, Massachusetts. Does the name of that quaint New England town ring a bell for anyone? It should, Lexington, MA, is where American independence was kicked into high gear. On April 19, 1775, the British “red coats” marched out of Boston, heading for Concord, intending to seize caches of arms stored by local militias. They were first met on the Lexington town green and the skirmish was on, the rest as they say is history.

Fast-forward almost 240 years to the day and some of the residents of Lexington have come full circle.

They are now advocating for the government to seize legally owned firearms from the town’s residents.

In December of 2014, the parents of several Sandy Hook victims filed a lawsuit against Bushmaster and other related corporate entities like Remington. This wasn’t the first time that the victims of gun violence tried to shift blame onto firearm manufacturers, but to date, no one has ever succeeded. The gun companies are protected by federal laws like the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prevents these kinds of frivolous lawsuits.

The only exception to this law, is a clause known as “negligent entrustment.” If say a gun store sells to a person who is clearly intoxicated or insane, they can be sued. So the plaintiffs cited negligent entrustment when they sued these companies, and claimed that the way they marketed these AR-15 style weapons, makes them responsible for the people who are killed by them. According to a CNN interview with the attorney for the families:

After hearing about rising crime rates in the Atlanta metropolitan area, Lance Toland decided he needed to do something to protect his aircraft insurance business, and his employees. While most businesses owners would consider hiring private security, Toland went a different route. He decided to arm all of his employees instead.

Having a concealed carry license is now a requirement to be employed at every location of Lance Toland and Associates. Due to Georgia’s status as a “shall issue” state, it’s very easy for law-abiding citizens to conceal carry, and within a month every employee had a permit. “A lot of my clients are high fiving when they hear this.” he said in a recent interview “They think it’s the best things for a company to mandate gun ownership and be responsible.”(read more)

The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance posted photos of at least 1,0000 pro-gun supporters on the steps of the Idaho State Capital supporting permitless carry last week, but CBS news reported a mere 'dozens.' This prompted a viral Facebook post by the group, pressuring KBOI-TV Channel 2 CBS News to correct the story- but their original news video with the anchor-woman claiming 'dozens' still stands."

Another legally armed person has stopped a potential mass shooting in Hamilton, Alabama on February 10th, 2016. The shooting occurred in the morning, a little over an hour before noon, over a distance of a couple of blocks. Two people, 67-year-old Donny Miller and 61-year-old Linda Cole were killed in separate offices. The second victim was shot in an accounting office close to the bank pictured above. A WVTM13 crew was on the scene less than two hours after the shooting. Here is video from Marlei Marinez, from WVTM13.

Less than two months into the new year, Chicago is already battling a significant increase in homicides. In fact, the homicide rate so far this year is double what it was for the same period in 2015. According to a report published by the Chicago Tribune Monday, 95 people have already been killed in the city this year, a two-fold increase from 47 last year. Likewise, while this time last year Chicago recorded 193 shootings, that number has also more than doubled to over 420 so far. In January, the city saw 51 homicides, the highest for that month since the year 2000. This past weekend alone, 32 people were shot, four fatally, and Monday added an additional two homicides to the tally.

Speaking at a White House reception for the National Governors Association yesterday, President Obama mentioned the series of shootings that killed six people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, on Saturday. "Earlier this year, I took some steps that will make it harder for dangerous people, like this individual, to buy a gun," he claimed. At this point there is no reason to believe that's true.

Obama's "executive actions" on gun control included a "clarification" of which gun sellers are "engaged in the business of selling firearms" and therefore must conduct background checks. But even if we assume that more gun buyers will undergo background checks as a result of that initiative (which is by no means assured), it is almost certainly irrelevant to the the case at hand.

A man was shot and killed after breaking into a man’s home in Lockland, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon.

It was close to 2:15 p.m. when a gold car pulled up near the home and four individuals proceeded to get out, while a fifth person remained in the vehicle. The suspects then forced their way inside the home, but unbeknownst to them, the homeowner, who has not been publicly identified, but sounds to be an older gentleman, was there waiting with a gun.

PLAINWELL, Mich. — A man accused of randomly killing six people in Michigan had a personal cache of weapons that included handguns and long guns, but there was nothing in his past that prevented him from owning as many guns as he could afford.

Authorities seized the gun collection after the weekend attacks around the Kalamazoo area. With no criminal history or record of mental illness, Michigan residents who follow requirements can legally acquire any number of firearms.

A group of residents in northern Idaho lined up outside a U.S. Navy veteran’s house on Thursday to protest claims that federal officials are planning on confiscating the man’s weapons.

The protest -spearheaded by Scott- attracted roughly 100 people. Among them were Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler, who promised to stand guard against any federal attempts to remove Arnold’s guns, and Republican Washington state Rep. Matthew Shea of Spokane Valley, who described the event as a “defiance against tyranny.”